Taylor Timber Transport Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
126 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 10
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 127
- Annualized
- ≈64 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈5.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 188 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 28 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2022 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2022 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 12, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 17, 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 29, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2008 | NC | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2008 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2008 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2007 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2004 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2002 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |